She and Julianne Moore played pregnant women in Nine Months (1995). In 1997, their own sons were born.
Was supposed to play Bobbie Markowitz in THE STEPFORD WIVES (2004). When her father became ill, both she and her brother, John Cusack, had to drop out of the film. Bette Midler then got the role.
Shares her birthday (October 11) with Michelle Trachtenberg, her on-screen daughter in Disney's ICE PRINCESS (2005).
Cusack was the first regular cast member of Saturday Night Live (1975) (1985-86 season) to be nominated for an Academy Award. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her work in WORKING GIRL (1988).
One of her conditions for starring in the show What About Joan (2001) was that it had to be produced in Chicago so she would not have to leave her family.
In the mid-1980s, was a co-founder of the three woman improv comedy troupe, An Impulsive Thing, with Bonnie Hunt and Holly Wortell.
After working together no less than six times before on screen, John and Joan Cusack might get another chance to appear together in the remake of 1975 thriller, THE STEPFORD WIVES -- With Joan already confirmed to play a hard-drinking, sarcastic wife pre a touch of robot transformation, little brother John is now in talks to star opposite Nicole Kidman in the reworking of the quietly feminist tale. (March 8, 2003)
One of Hollywood's funniest and most underappreciated actresses, Joan Cusack was for years relegated to playing the buddy sidekicks of her more glamorous co-stars and known primarily as John Cusack's older sister.
In the softball game scene, Cusack wears a Peaches baseball cap, a reference to A League of Their Own, which was directed by Penny Marshall (director Garry Marshall's sister) and which co-starred Anne Cusack (Joan's sister).
Joan and John are real-life siblings as they also play brother and sister in SAY ANYTHING (1989).
Was nominated Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for IN & OUT in 1998 and for WORKING GIRL in 1989.
Joan's entire family are actors or actresses, including all four siblings and her parents.
Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture at Golden Globe Awards for IN & OUT (1998)
Joan and John used to put on family plays in the garage. Joan would play the princess; their sister Ann would play the queen, but baby brother John would always get stuck playing the dog. In the '80s, Joan was a member of the Chicago improv group, An Impulsive Thing, with Bonnie Hunt.
Also credited as: Joan Cusak / Abby Mallard
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